Economist’s solution for Medicare, Medicaid funding woes? Term limits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2018
Imposing term limits on elected officials would help solve funding issues for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, Gary D. Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council in the Trump administration,...
Expect middle-market study results in spring, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2018
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will release the results of its middle-market seniors housing study this spring, NIC President and CEO Brian Jurutka said Wednesday.
OSHA suspends implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that it is suspending enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard after a court ordered...
Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
Best and worst markets for seniors housing occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
Seniors housing operators and investors will want to look beyond what is occurring nationally to what is happening in local markets, says NIC’s chief economist.
Sentencing today in assisted living CEO fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2015
Sentencing begins today in the U.S. District Court in Portland, OR, for Jon Michael Harder, the former assisted living CEO accused of defrauding investors of more than $130 million.
Paying for LTSS via Medicare would improve outcomes, lower costs: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2017
Paying for long-term services and supports through Medicare for some residents of independent and assisted living communities and seniors living at home would improve care and lower costs for the government...
Fitness games help older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2015
Older adults with type 2 diabetes who play fitness games on a video game console can increase their cardiorespiratory fitness, thereby lowering their risk of related heart disease, according to new research.
People in the news, March 6
Mar 06, 2018
Appointments at Aegis Living, Argentum, Epoch Senior Living, Erickson Living, Presby’s Inspired Life and Watercrest Senior Living Group.
People in the news, June 28
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jun 28, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at CAC Specialty, Claiborne Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, EveryAge Senior Living, Forefront Living, Heritage Ministries, the LCS Foundation, Lifespark,...